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[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 140 points 19 hours ago (10 children)

We understand that moving to a new PC can take time,” Microsoft says, “and we’re here to support you throughout the process.

actually i installed linux mint over windows on a friday evening and it wasn't that time consuming at all.

[–] mesamunefire@piefed.social 47 points 19 hours ago* (last edited 19 hours ago) (8 children)

heh nice. Mint is great and easy to install. I like PopOS/debian depending on what im doing.

Remember when Microsoft said no Windows 11? https://www.bbc.com/news/technology-32658340

Such a money grab.

[–] cupcakezealot@piefed.blahaj.zone 17 points 19 hours ago (4 children)

honestly the hardest part was realising microsoft had a dumb bitlocker thing and having to search for the key (thankfully it was in my microsoft account)

[–] Rhaedas@fedia.io 8 points 16 hours ago

That's my main reason for not pursuing a VM version yet. While I rarely go into the WIndows side now, I don't want anything to show a different usage and give them a reason to lock the Windows part. I ran into something like that a few years ago, had to go through all sorts of validation with the Microsoft account to get things running right again. Wow, it almost sounds like holding the computer hostage.

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